Former President Jimmy Carter left Washington for the final time Thursday afternoon. The nation's capital was never a ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks to law professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University about the Laken Riley Act, a bipartisan bill in Congress that aims to expand the detention of undocumented immigrants.

The Wilson family evacuated from their home in Altadena, California before it burned down. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Virginia Wilson and her 16-year old daughter, Charlotte.

Firefighters continue to struggle against the wildfires around Los Angeles. The death count has risen and looting has become a problem amid the destruction.

From California to the South, tens of thousands of people are without power, due to fires and winter storms. Studies show ...

Wildfires have a history of causing problems with the drinking water systems. In some affected areas around LA, officials are ...

The president-elect's undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even ...

The 30th anniversary of the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza at the National Western Stock Show is a celebration of pageantry and cultural heritage.

Moore, the surviving half and higher voice of the 1960s duo Sam & Dave, died Friday morning in Coral Gables, Florida, due to ...

Despite some progress, the biggest blazes — the Palisades and Eaton fires — rage largely uncontained. On Friday evening, the ...

The defamation case brought by voting technology company Smartmatic against Fox News can proceed, a New York state appellate ...

School districts in and around Los Angeles shut down because of the fires. That includes LAUSD, the second largest school ...